School bus driver lawsuit settled

Erica L. Green, The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore school bus drivers and aides have reached a settlement with Durham School Services, the transportation contractor that workers sued over unfair wages, according to attorneys for the plaintiffs.

The $1.25 million settlement was filed in U.S. District Court on Monday, said Andrew Freeman, one of the plaintiffs' attorneys, of Brown, Goldstein & Levy. It still has to be approved by a judge.

The settlement stems from a class action suit filed in March 2013 that alleged the company has not paid workers for the hours they earned carrying out responsibilities required for transporting students, such as pre- and post-trip inspections, and fueling and cleaning buses. The suit also says the company didn't pay workers overtime they earned or didn't pay it on a timely basis.

The settlement will cover $1 million in damages for the 350 plaintiffs of the case, Freeman said.